Hey, I'm looking for suggestions a long torso dress form.. with a crotch! I've been looking the past couple of days for this, but haven't had much luck. I'm decently tall and I must make my own patterns or consistently modify any pattern I use to make it long enough. (I'm talking a significant difference -- above the bust to lower it, at the waist to lower the waist line, etc.)

What a great bed! And your ratties are so cute. I was wondering.. have they been chewing it up? I used to have rats and I remember them always chewing through the hammocks I made for them. They'd also pull clothes that I accidentally left close enough into their cage, shred them, and use them in their nests. Hope the bed holds up alright -- it's almost as adorable as your rats!

The bed has actually held up pretty good. It's been washed now, bleached (with color safe bleach), and dried and it looks pretty much the same -- only slightly more matted. He hasn't torn it up yet, but I have seen him "grooming" it.

Candi:I'm not sure what kind of cat Roswell is. He was found as a tiny kitten; we never saw his parents. But now that he's getting older he's looking at _lot_ like a breed of cat called Nebelung; the colors, fur, and green eyes are pretty close to this breed. His "adult fur" is starting to come in and it's a lot longer than his scraggly kitten fur. He's been getting fluffier all the time -- he has these crazy tufts of silver fur poking out of his ears now. Check your local cat shelter. I'm sure there are plenty of nice kitties who'd _love_ to go home with you!

I'll be posting a photo tutorial soon -- the bed was popular with the other cats and I plan on making a couple for them to enjoy.. since Roswell and his black bed will be coming to live with me in a few days! (Yay!)